R. Jackson & Co. v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit in attachment instituted in the Municipal Court of Chicago against James Arney, the debtor of plaintiff. The right to the attachment is grounded on the fact that Arney was a non-resident of the State of Illinois and resided in the city of East Chicago in the adjoining State of Indiana. Appellant was summoned as garnishee.

In this opinion the parties will be referred to as plaintiff, defendant and garnishee, respectively.

The jurisdiction of the court of a defendant is a primary, indispensable requisite to support a…